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Practice
Robert Kubica
(1m16.902s) set the fastest time this afternoon, the Pole being the only
driver to lap in the 1m16s bracket through-out the day which will help
his case to claim a BMW seat for 2007. Fernando Alonso who sat the
morning session out was second (1m17.498s) with two other test drivers
Anthony Davidson (1m17.750s) and Alex Wurz (1m17.859s) btween him and his
team mate Giancarlo Fisichella (1m17.916s). Michael Schumacher (1m17.938s)
was more the 0.4s behind Alonso. Adrian Sutil (1m18.049s), the young
German Midland test driver was fifth fastest in the first hour, settled
for 7th this afternoon ahead of Robert Doornbos (1m18.274s) - Ralf
Schumacher (1m18.274s) and Scuderia Toro Rosso man Neel Jani (1m18.639s),
completed the top ten this afternoon. Pedro Martinez de la Rosa will
be taking over from Juan Pablo
Montoya at
McLaren, the Columbian moving to NASCAR next year. |
Qualifying
(3rd
practice - black) - (2nd practice elimination's
- dark blue) - (1st
practice elimination's - light blue)
| 1 |
|
Michael Schumacher |
|
Ferrari |
|
1:15.493 |
| 2 |
|
Felipe Massa |
|
Ferrari |
|
1:15.510 |
| 3 |
|
Fernando Alonso |
|
Renault |
|
1:15.785 |
| 4 |
|
Jarno Trulli |
|
Toyota |
|
1:16.036 |
| 5 |
|
Ralf Schumacher |
|
Toyota |
|
1:16.091 |
| 6 |
|
Kimi Räikkönen |
|
McLaren Mercedes |
|
1:16.281 |
| 7 |
|
Giancarlo
Fishichella |
|
Renault |
|
1:16.345 |
| 8 |
|
Pedro Martinez
de la Rosa |
|
McLaren Mercedes |
|
1:16.632 |
| 9 |
|
Nico Rosberg
* |
|
Williams Cosworth |
|
1:18.272 |
| 10 |
|
David Coulthard |
|
Red Bull Racing
Ferrari |
|
1:18.663 |
| 11 |
|
Mark Webber |
|
Williams-Cosworth |
|
1:16.129 |
| 12 |
|
Nick Heidfeld |
|
BMW |
|
1:16.294 |
| 13 |
|
Christian
Klien |
|
Red Bull Racing
Ferrari |
|
1:16.433 |
| 14 |
|
Rubens Barrichello |
|
Honda |
|
1:17.027 |
| 15 |
|
Scott Speed |
|
Scuderia Toro
Rosso Cosworth |
|
1:17.063 |
| 16 |
|
Christijan
Albers |
|
Midland F1
Toyota |
|
1:17.105 |
| 17 |
|
Vitantonio
Liuzzi * |
|
Scuderia Toro
Rosso Cosworth |
|
1:17.164 |
| 18 |
|
Jacques Villeneuve |
|
BMW |
|
1:17.304 |
| 19 |
|
Jenson Button |
|
Honda |
|
1:17.495 |
| 20 |
|
Tiago Monteiro |
|
Midland F1
Toyota |
|
1:17.589 |
| 21 |
|
Franck Montagny |
|
Super Aguri-Honda |
|
1:18.637 |
| 22 |
|
Takuma Sato |
|
Super Aguri-Honda |
|
1:18.845 |
* Engine
Change - drops 10 places on the grid
Michael Schumacher
claimed pole position with Felipe Massa just 0.017s slower than his team
mate, making it a Ferrari front row for tomorrows race. Fernando Alonso
couldn't match the Ferrari's pace through the first sector of the lap possibly
due to the high track temperature 53 degrees C which seemed to favouring
the Bridgestone shod cars. Giancarlo Fischichella looked like making
it an all Renault second row, but at the last minute Jarno Trulli, looking
strong throughout qualifying, took his place and the other Toyota of Ralf
Schumacher pushed him out of fifth place and Kimi Raikkonen snatching sixth
from him. Pedro Martinez de la Rosa was ahead of Kimi Raikkonen for
most of the last session, but a locking front and traffic pushed him back
to eight fastest, Jenson Button this afternoon was not a happy man,
only qualifying 19th his team mate Rubens Barichello 14th. |
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Race
| 1 |
|
Michael Schumacher |
|
Ferrari |
|
1:32.07,803 |
|
200.967 km/hr |
| 2 |
|
Fernando Alonso |
|
Ferrari |
|
+ 10.1 s |
|
|
| 3 |
|
Felipe Massa |
|
Renault |
|
+ 22.5 s |
|
|
| 4 |
|
Ralf Schumacher |
|
Toyota |
|
+ 27.2 s |
|
|
| 5 |
|
Kimi Räikkönen |
|
McLaren Mercedes |
|
+ 33.0 s |
|
|
| 6 |
|
Giancarlo
Fishichella |
|
Renault |
|
+ 45.2 s |
|
|
| 7 |
|
Pedro Martinez
de la Rosa |
|
McLaren Mercedes |
|
+ 49.4 s |
|
|
| 8 |
|
Nick Heidfeld |
|
BMW |
|
+ 1 lap |
|
|
| 9 |
|
David Coulthard |
|
Red Bull Racing
Ferrari |
|
+ 1 lap |
|
|
| 10 |
|
Scott Speed |
|
Scuderia Toro
Rosso Cosworth |
|
+ 1 lap |
|
|
| 11 |
|
Jacques Villeneuve |
|
Williams-Cosworth |
|
+ 1 lap |
|
|
| 12 |
|
Christian
Klien |
|
Red Bull Racing
Ferrari |
|
+ 1 lap |
|
|
| 13 |
|
Vitantonio
Liuzzi * |
|
Scuderia Toro
Rosso Cosworth |
|
+ 1 lap |
|
|
| 14 |
|
Nico Rosberg
* |
|
Williams Cosworth |
|
+ 2 laps |
|
|
| 15 |
|
Christijan
Albers |
|
Midland F1
Toyota |
|
+ 2 laps |
|
|
| 16 |
|
Franck Montagny |
|
Super Aguri-Honda |
|
+ 3 laps |
|
|
|
| Ferrari brought
a new package to Mangy-Cours and Michael Schumacher dominated the race
from start to finish. Felipe Massa backed up his team mate brilliantly,
holding Fernando Alonso in the first lap, the Spaniard deciding not to
risk it and a possible tangling with Jarno Trulli. Renault decided
to change tactics from a 3 stopper to a 2 stop and were rewarded with damage
limitation, Fernando managing to reverse with Felipe. Mark Webber
Williams was in trouble with a badly worn rear tyre and eventually called
it a day. Was it the tyre or was it the chassis? the question being
asked by other Bridgestone shod teams. Jarno Trulli., looking strong
throughout the day eventually had to retire and Pedro Martinez de la Rosa
drove a great race and had he had a better start (dropping one place and
visually being held up by Mark Webber) might have been further up and even
challenging Kimi Raikkonen. Michael Schumacher was the driver of
the day and it remains to be seen if the new package being bought to the
German Grand Prix can reverse the Renaults fortunes against the Italian
team |
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